Campbell and several other men told The News last week that they were sexually abused by Bambaataa, the South Bronx hip-hop pioneer whose 1982 hit "Planet Rock" helped turn rap music into an international phenomenon.
The men stepped forward after The News published a story last Sunday about former music industry executive and Democratic Party activist Ronald Savage, who claims Bambaataa abused him at least five times in 1980, inflicting deep emotional wounds.
"He showed me a book with a picture of a penis and said, 'You don't have to be gay for me to suck your d---," Troy said.
Campbell says he remained close to Bambaataa years after the abuse stopped. Bambaataa sent him books and put money in his commissary account when he was incarcerated for three years on an assault charge.
"He was a big part of my life," says Campbell, known on the street as "Poppy."
Campbell posted an angry video accusing Bambaataa of sexual abuse several months ago but he said he took the video down after Bambaataa and Zulu Nation officials agreed to meet with him.
